Disregard of patients' preferences is a medical error

JAMA Internal Medicine

Volumn 173, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 787-788

  Allison, Theresa A ^a,b   Sudore, Rebecca L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LIVING WILL; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL ERROR; NOTE; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TERMINAL CARE;

ADVANCE CARE PLANNING; ADVANCE DIRECTIVES; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 84877772135     PISSN: 21686106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.203     Document Type: Note

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